Ultrasound ob >=14wks ea addl gest at HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE

225 E PARKWOOD AVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1063466035

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$8,897.16

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$8,897.16

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$76.12 with BCBS vs $8,007.44 with Affiliated PPO — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS MyBlueHealth $76.12 ↓ -99%
BCBS BAV $82.17 ↓ -99%
Texas Health Network MCD $85.79 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $87.54 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $87.54 ↓ -99%
Amerigroup MGMCD $87.54 ↓ -99%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $87.54 ↓ -99%
UTMB MGMCD $87.54 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $88.55 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $88.55 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $88.55 ↓ -99%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $88.55 ↓ -99%
United MGMCD $90.32 ↓ -99%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $95.63 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $96.29 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $96.29 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $96.29 ↓ -99%
Molina Healthcare STAR $96.29 ↓ -99%
Humana MCD $109.43 ↓ -99%
BCBS HMO $147.05 ↓ -98%
BCBS EPOSOA $152.67 ↓ -98%
BCBS PPO $157.86 ↓ -98%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $213.00 ↓ -98%
Aetna QHPExchange $248.72 ↓ -97%
Texas Athletic Network Premier $300.00 ↓ -97%
Aetna NBHMO $330.57 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBPPO $330.57 ↓ -96%
Aetna NBPOS $330.57 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPPO $351.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMPOS $351.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna COMMHMO $351.65 ↓ -96%
Aetna OONPPO $413.48 ↓ -95%
Aetna OONPOS $413.48 ↓ -95%
Aetna OONHMO $413.48 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAPOS $446.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAPPO $446.85 ↓ -95%
Aetna ASAHMO $446.85 ↓ -95%
Texas Athletic Network PremierPlus $500.00 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $533.83 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $533.83 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $533.83 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $533.83 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $533.83 ↓ -94%
Aetna MCR $589.88 ↓ -93%
Texas Athletic Network TexasCustomUC $600.00 ↓ -93%
Humana HMO $764.15 ↓ -91%
Humana PPO $764.15 ↓ -91%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,476.93 ↓ -83%
United OptionsPPO $1,565.90 ↓ -82%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $2,135.32 ↓ -76%
IPA Management Services COMM $2,224.29 ↓ -75%
Molina Healthcare HIX $2,402.23 ↓ -73%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $2,428.92 ↓ -73%
CHC Harris Health Indigent $2,669.15 ↓ -70%
Imagine Health PPO $3,114.01 ↓ -65%
BCBS Traditional $3,114.01 ↓ -65%
Kelsey Care (Boon-Chapman) COMM $3,114.01 ↓ -65%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $3,558.86 ↓ -60%
Curative Administrators COMM $3,558.86 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $3,825.78 ↓ -57%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $4,003.72 ↓ -55%
United GlobalAppendix $4,003.72 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $4,003.72 ↓ -55%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $4,448.58 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $4,742.19 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $4,893.44 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $4,893.44 ↓ -45%
Beech Street WCOMP $5,338.30 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $5,338.30 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $5,338.30 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $5,338.30 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $5,783.15 ↓ -35%
Beech Street COMMPPO $7,117.73 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Veterans $7,117.73 ↓ -20%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $7,117.73 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $7,295.67 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $7,562.59 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $7,562.59 ↓ -15%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $8,007.44 ↓ -10%
Affiliated PPO COMM $8,007.44 ↓ -10%

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